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Adiyongal ThirumadalISSUE 46SRI SYDNEY ANDAL GROUP NEWSLETTERMarch 2019Welcome to the Forty sixth issue of Adiyongal Thirumadal!Velukkudi Sri Krishnan Swami’s visitSri Velukkudi Krishnan swami is vising Sydney from Nov 14th (Thu) toNov 17th (Sun) 2019 to deliver spiritual discourses both duringmornings and evenings. Venue details and topics will be publishedas soon as they are finalised.Sri Ramanuja JayanthiWith Perumal and Thayaar's anugraham, we propose to celebrateSri Ramanuja Jayanthi on the evening of May 11th (Sat) 2019 andthe start time will be intimated soon. We would request you all tomark it on your calendar and join in the celebration with your familyand friends. The venue is Westmead Scout Hall, 61A Good StreetWestmead NSW 2145. The hall will be open from 5 pm and we seekvolunteers to come to decorate with flowers, pictures, Kolam,tables/chairs etc.Regular chanting at SVT and NamadwaarChanting schedule at SVT on 13/4/2019ThirupallanduThiruchanda viruthamPeria Thirumozhi 6/10 & 7/10Eramanusa NootrandhadiDevotees may please note that our regular chanting of DivyaPrabhandam happens at Namadwaar 44, Oakes Road, WinstonHills on the 3rd Sunday of every month and requested to take partin the goshti.Chanting schedule at Namadwaar on 21/4/2019ThirupallanduNaanmugan ThiruvandhadiSydney Andal group requests all bhaagavathaas to continue toparticipate in the chanting of Swami Desikan’s stotramala andseek the blessings of Swami ndalsydney.org for latest updates.

108 Divyadesham – 12 Thiruvattaru -Madhusudan TatacharThis Divyadesam, is located about 30kmsfrom Nagercoil off Marthandam near the Kerala - TamilNadu border and one of the 13 Malai Naatu Divya Desams is the Adi Kesava Perumal Koil. This is oneof the oldest temples in this region. Though this Divya Desam is located in Tamil Nadu, there are nobig temple towers that are typical of Divya Desams in Tamil Nadu. The temple has been built in typicalKerala style on a 3 acre land. All poojas are in Kerala style - Thaanthriga Vithi and the priest is fromKerala as well.Sthlapuranam : Asuras Kesan and Kesitried to disrupt the Yaagam ofBrahmma and troubled the Devas, whorequested Lord Vishnu to help themdestroy the asuras. Vishnu came here,killed Kesan and kicked down and slepton Kesi displaying his Sayana Kolam.Kesi’s wife invoked the blessings ofGoddess Ganga, who along withTamaraibarani, came with greatvelocity to cause floods here. Seeingthis and as per the instructions of theLord,Bhoodevi created a mount toblock the over flow. Realising the fault,Ganga and Tamaraibarani split intotwo and into a circular formationaround the Lord in a symbolic gestureof garlanding the Lord.As the Lord killed the Asura Kesan, he came to be called ‘Adi Kesavan’. This Divya Desam issurrounded and circled by rivers (River Parali) from all sides. Hence, this place came to called Thiru‘Vatta-aaru’.Lord seen sleeping in opposite direction: One has to climb 18 steps to reach the Adi KesavanSannidhi, wherethe 22 feet Lord,made out of16008Saligramams, isseen in a Westfacing BhujangaSayanam (seensleeping in theoppositedirection –Headin the South, Feetin the North).Sun’s rays falldirectly on TheLord for a weekin the month ofPurattasi andPanguni.

108 Divyadesham – 12 Thiruvattaru -Madhusudan TatacharAdi Ananthapuram: The temple is older than AnanthaPadmanabha Swamy temple in Trivandrum (about 50kms fromhere). Adi Kesava Perumal is said to be the elder brother ofAnantha Padmanabhan and hence, this place is referred to asAadhi Ananthapuram. This temple is also known as CheraNaatu Srirangam.A Unique Occurrence: Between the 3rd and 9th day of Puratasiand Panguni, during dusk, Sun’s rays directly fall on the Lordinside the sanctum, almost as a mark of respect from the SunGod to Adi Kesava Perumal.Other Interesting Events relating to Thiru Vattaru: Parasuramanis said to have undertaken penance at this place andperformeddailypoojasforAdiKesavan.Chaitanya Maha Prabhu visited the temple in 1510AD.Sage Vashista is said to have stayed here for several years.Inscriptions and Sculptures:There are close to 50 inscriptions inside the temple in the outerprakarams in both Tamil and Sanskrit including those relating toKulothunga Chozha I and his contribution to this temple. Inaddition to the inscriptions, one also finds a number of stunningsculptures on the pillars similar to the ones in Krishnapuram and Sri Vaikuntam.Another remarkable feature is the mandapam outside the sanctum measuring 18ft width and 3 ftheight that has been built on a single stone in the 12th Century AD.There is reference to Thiru Vattaru in the more than 2000 year old famous Sangha time Tamil literature‘Pura Naanooru’. Hence, this temple can be said to belong to that time or before.It has been over 400 years since the last Kumbabhishekam at this temple. Initiatives are currently onfor the Kumbabhishekam.King Marthanda Varam is said to have visited the temple and sought Adi Kesavan’s blessing beforehe undertook the battle of Kolachal.Azhvaar Praise: NammAzhvaar has sung 10verses of praise of Adi Kesavan ofThiruVattaru.“வாற் றாடான் அடி வணங் கி மாஞாலப் பிரப் பு � மடநெஞ் கே கேேவன் எம் �் பல பாடி பலவினனேள் பற் �ாடு இேல் வு ஒழிெ்துொரணனன ென் னினகம' - TiruvoimozhiSinging praise of Kesavan and worshippingHim provides salvation from rebirth andtakes one away from worldly attachments.Acknowledgement: divyadesam.com, prtraveller blog.

Sri Bhakta Vijayam - Ramesh VaradarajanSaint Narahari SonarNarahari an expert goldsmith, was a pious man. He was doing his family business with utmostsincerity, devotion and honesty. He was an ardent devotee of lord shiva “MALLIKA ARJUNA” inPandharpur. He was a non-compromising staunch saivite and chanted NAMASHIVAYA constantly.Even though he lived in Pandharpur and his housewas near the Vittal temple, he had never visitedVittal’s temple as did not want to do anything withlord Vittal or even his devotees. During festivalseason at Vittal’s shrine Narahari would moveaway from pandarpur to the neighboring villagesas the festivities did not interest him and thecrowds of devotees bothered him. Everyone in thevillage knew about his attitude.Upon hearing his expertise, a trader and devoteeof Vittal from a different town visited Narahari witha special order to make an exclusive one of a kindwaist band. He told Narahari that he is a very luckyperson because the waist band is for none otherthan Lord Vittal.” On hearing this Naraharibecame furious and refused the order. The traderdid not know much about Narahari’s resolve, notto have anything to do with Vittal. When the traderagain requested Narahari to accept the job, ”Narahari refused saying he did not know anythingabout Vittal and have no intention of entering the temple for any reason whatsoever.When the trader persisted saying that he wanted to show his gratitude to Vittal by offering a waistband for blessing him with a child after remaining childless for a long time, reluctantly Narahariaccepted to do the job. Narahari said that the trader should get the measurement, as he won’tenter the temple. The trader went to the temple and took the measurement of Vittal’s waistline andgave it to Narahari. He also gave a few valuable diamonds and various other precious stones forembedding on the jewel. Narahari made a beautiful waistband and dazzled with excellentworkmanship and the trader was very pleased.On an auspicious day the trader took the jewel to the temple and made elaborate poojaarrangements and offered it to Vittal. But unfortunately, the waistband didn’t fit the lord and it wastight. Disappointed he took it back to Narahari and told him to make it longer. Narahari added anextra link to the jewel to increase its length a bit. Again, the trader went to the temple and tried thejewel, but this time surprisingly the waistband was too loose. At first the trader was confused and thenext moment he thought that he had committed some mistake causing unhappiness to the lordand tears rolled over his eyes. Then he pulled himself up together and went back to Narahari and

Sri Bhakta Vijayam - Ramesh Varadarajansaid,” The waistband does not fit Vittal. He requested Narahari to take measurements himself as it isvery confusing for him. After heated exchanges and pleading, Narahari would take themeasurement if taken blindfolded into the temple. Both of them went to the temple. Whenmeasuring Vittal, Narahari felt Vittal wearing tiger skin as hisgarment. This made him curious. Then he held his hands andfelt the deer, axe, trishul, agni, drum and all of Shiva’sparaphernalia and even felt the rudraksha mala around hisneck and this made him very suspicious. He then felt, cresentand Ganges on his head, his third eye on his forehead andsnakes over his body. He became emotional and wanted tohave darshan of Vittal as he was sure it was lord Shiva. Whenhe removed his blindfold with great expectation, he wasdisappointed to see lord Vishnu instead of lord Shiva. At first,he thought that he had made a grave mistake. When heagain closed his eyes and felt with his hands, he felt lordShiva’s presence in front of him. Narahari immediately burstout crying and prostrated before lord Vittal realising His Leela.He lamented that he missed moksha by his fanatic attitudeand the sin committed. At this point a voice from the sanctumsanctorum said this Leela was played out to clear theignorance of any difference between Hari and Siva. With thisrealisation Narahari fitted the waist band and it was perfect.In one of his abangs on Vittal he says “Oh Vittal, it does not matter whether this deity is Shiva orVishnu, all I seek is your unconditional love and grace”.Gurumaharaj Sri Sri Anna says that one should have exclusive love towards ones ishta deiva but atthe same time he should never entertain any type of hatred towards other forms of god and mustrespect all his forms and more importantly respect the devotees of all his forms.Acknowledgement: google images

Ahobilam Kshetra Yaatra –Sri Suresh VaradarajanSrimathe Ramanuja Namaha; Shri Vedantha desikaya namaha;HH Ranganatha Yathindra maha desikaya Namaha;Visit to Ahobilam 9,10,11 February 2019: Adiyongal have been longing to visit this Kshetram for awhile which is a nava Nrisimha Kshetram but considered as1 Divya desam. This is considered more auspicious for usbeing sishyas of Ahobila mutt where we had our Panchasamskaram and Bhara Nyasam. As all of us realise we get acall to visit any Kshetram only when the presiding deityshowers His blessings on us. Garuda wished for a vision ofLord Nrisimha in the form of the Avathara. To fulfil his wish,the Lord settled in the hills around Ahobilam in the midst ofdense forests in nine different forms. For this reason this hillcame to be known as Garudadri, Garudachalam.The Eastern Ghats of India, Nallamalai range are likened tothe great serpent Adhisesha basking in the sun with itshead (or hood) at Tirumala, its middle at Ahobilam and itstail- end portion at Srisailam - all the three with famoustemples on them.Mahabharatha and ancient puranas like Koorma Purana, Padma Purana and Vishnu Puranamention about Ahobilam and its presiding deity Nrisimha. Brahmanda Purana says that this placewas once the palace of Hiranyakasipu who was slain by Sriman Narayana manifesting as Nrisimhafrom a pillar there for the sake of his staunch devotee Prahalada. Vagaries of time brought aboutthe destruction of the then existing structures yielding place to nature's creation of the mountainrange that preserved the site of incarnation as "Svayam Vyakta Kshetram" of Lord Nrisimha.According to Stala Purana, there are two popular legends for the derivation of the word 'Ahobilam'.It is stated that the Devas (Gods), while witnessing the terrific aspect (Ugra Kala), the lord took on inorder to tear to pieces Hiranyakasipu sung in His praise as 'Ahobala' (Lo: the strength). Hence thisplace has come to be known as Ahobilam. The other version is that because of the great cave, theAhobila, where Garuda worshipped, did penance and realised the lord, the place itself has come tobe called Ahobilam.We left Chennai around 9 am since the devotee couple needed to take Sankalpam at theNanganallur Anjaneyar sannidhi. This delayed start definitely played a part on the rest of our trip andwe had to stay an extra night to feel comfortable. It is strongly advised whoever leaves Chennaileave early latest by 6 am which will make this trip very comfortable. We reached Ahobilam onlyaround 4 pm as we got delayed near Nellore due to Chandrababu Naidu’s visit as they closed thenational highway for this inconveniencing so many public citizens!!!! as it happens in India. We alsotook the Nellore route instead of Tirupathi route based on someone’s recommendation of coursebased on their good experience which turned out to be a wrong choice for us. This route also doesnot have good options for lunch and not toilet facility so we had to starve till we reached Ahobilam,but for some tea and biscuits. So it is strongly recommended to take Tirupathi route and take earlylunch.

Ahobilam Kshetra Yaatra –continued Also, when you use Google maps and put Ahobilam it shows a place which is different to theAhobilam with the temples. You need to go past Allagadda and put Ahobilam temple andpreferably the mutt address or the place where we stayed, Swathi Complex. There are no greatsigns pointing to Ahobilam temples either. The roads are good and travel was otherwise quitecomfortable.There are very few places to stay. Ahobila Mutt and Swathi complex are 2 we wererecommended. We chose Swathi complex as this was told to be better of the two. There are ACrooms and decent toilet and the room can accommodate 4 people if you chose to stay together.The room rent is Rs 1500 / day. If you tell them in advance a brahmin cook (madhwa) preparesbreakfast, lunch and dinner which is OK. They provide coffee and tea by getting it from outsideonly. Ahobilam does not have many shops and no ATM so you need to take enough cash andtake all the items you need. Swathi complex employees arrange for the Jeep and the guide whogoes with you but please ensure the guide goes with you to all the temples. Our guide chose notto go with us to Pavana and Bhargava temples and didn’t even let us know in advance whichresulted in some unnecessary argument.There are 11 temples to cover, Nava (9) Nrisimhars, Prahalada Varadhan, and a temple built, withnine Nrisimhars as Nava Graha controlling Perumal in that form. People who still pray for Navagraha pariharam do it here to Nrisimhars. You are given a pole to support yourself when you climbup.

Ahobilam Kshetra Yaatra –continued.The Sthala purana of Ahobilam in Sanskrit gives an account of nine forms of Nrisimha, worshippedhere. They are:1. BHARGAVA NARASIMHA SWAMYThe Bhargava Nrisimha Swamy is situated on a hill, near the sacred pond, known as 'BhargavaTheertham', where Bhargava Rama performed his penance. Hence the Lord of the temple is knownas Bhargava Nrisimha Swamy.2. YOGANANDA NARASIMHA SWAMYThis temple is to the south-east of Lower Ahobilam at a distance of 2 kilometres. The popular legendis that after killing Hiranyakasipu, Lord Nrisimha taught Prahalada several yogic postures. Therefore,the Lord in this temple aspect is called Yogananda Nrisimha.3. CHATRAVATA NARASIMHA SWAMYAbout three kilometres from lower Ahobilam, the image of the deity is installed under a peepal tree,surrounded by thorny bushes. Hence, the Lord is called as Chatravata Nrisimha Swamy. Chatra isUmbrella and Vatam is Peepil tree. There were 2 gandharva musicians Aha and Uhu. After Nrisimharkilled Hiranyakasipu these two musicians tried to calm Him by their singing. He is in a pose where heis playing thala on His lap.4. AHOBILA NARASIMHA SWAMYThe temple, situated on the Upper Ahobilam is the main temple and the earliest of all the nine templesthere. The Lord here appears in his fierce aspect, called Ugra Nrisimha, who is the presiding deity ofthe temple and is known as Ahobila Nrisimha Swamy. The utsavar is with His consort Lakshmi. It is firmlybelieved the Lord Nrisimha was 'Svayambhu' (self-manifest) here. There is a sannidhi for Prahaladan.When Rama searched for Sita He came and prayed here. There is a Shiva Linga here. Next to it thatis Ramar sannidhi. When Adhi Shankara’s arms were chopped off by kapalis he composed LakshmiNrasimha Karavalambha stotram here and he got his lost arms. He installed these Shiva Lingams as amonument here. He also installed a Nrisimha Sudharshana Chakram here. There is also a sannidhi forSenchulakshmi. Inside the temple outside the sannidhi there is a barricaded area. Not many peopleknow about this. This used to be cave. It is mentioned there used to be another temple underneathhere. In 1513 the Sixth Jeer of Ahobila Mutt Shri Sashta Parangusa Yathindra Maha desikar went insidethe cave but never returned. The cave was closed since. Please make sure to have darshan of this.5. KRODAKARA (VARAHA) NARASIMHA SWAMYThe temple of this Lord is a kilometre away from Ahobila Nrisimha Swamy temple on the UpperAhobilam. The image of the deity has the face of a boar (Varaha or kroda) and the Lord is seenalong with his Consort, Lakshmi. Hence the Lord of the temple is known as Kroda (Varaha) NrisimhaSwamy here.6. KARANJA NARASIMHA SWAMYThe image of the deity is installed under a tree, called 'Karanja Vriksham'. Hence this Lord is calledKaranja Nrisimha Swamy. Here He has a bow and gave darshan to Hanuman.7. MALOLA NARASIMHA SWAMYAs Lord Nrisimha is seen with his consort, Lakshmi, He is known as Malola Nrisimha Swamy. The word'Malola' means beloved to Lakshmi (Ma Lakshmi, Lola beloved). It is said that the 'utsava moorthi'of the Lord appeared to Srimath Adivan Satakopa Jeeyar, the first Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt. Right fromthe founder, i.e., the first Jeeyar of Ahobila Mutt down to the current pontiff, Srivan Satakopa SriRanganatha Yathindra Maha desikan, the present jeeyar, the utsava moorthi of Malola NrisimhaSwamy is worshipped and it is taken by them whenever they are on religious tours, visiting thevillages every year.

Ahobilam Kshetra Yaatra –continued.8. JWALA NARASIMHA SWAMYThe temple of Jwala Nrisimha Swamy, lies higher up the above temple, on a hill called, 'AchalachayaMeru'.Thisplace is said to be the actual spot, where the fierce anger of the Lord reached its culmination whenhe tore Hiranyakasipu. In the path you observe iron chains fixed to the rocks. This is to hold when theBhavanasini falls is in full flow. When we went it was just dripping and we just sprinkled on our heads.Outside this temple is a tank Rakthakundam.It is stated that Lord Nrisirnha after killing the demon Hiranyakasipu, washed his hands in this'theertham' and hence the water is still reddish in appearance.Also just before this temple there is a steep path to take you to UGRA STHAMBHAM. There is a cleft ofthe mountain dividing it into two visible parts. It is a long-held view that from the cleft, the Lord

Ahobilam kshetra yatra –continued.appeared in the form of Nrisimha and this cleft is known as 'Ugra Sthambham'. It will add another 3to 4 hours of strenuous climbing and more difficult journey back to see this place. Recommended foronly young and fit.9. PAVANA NARASIMHA SWAMYNearby the above temple is the shrine of Pavana Nrisimha, on the banks of the river, Pavana and itis about six kilometres from the Upper Ahobilam temple. Hence the Lord of the shrine is known asPavana Nrisimha Swamy.In addition to the shrines mentioned above, there is a famous shrine dedicated to God NrisimhaSwamy in the Lower Ahobilam, which is popularly known as Prahalada Varada Sannidhi. The otherPlace to see is Prahalada Mettu'.The small shrine, situated in a cave on the hill, is in between Ugra Sthambham and the UpperAhobilam. It is dedicated to Prahalada Nrisimha Swamy. The image of the Prahalada is installed in asmall cave.The temple surrounded by three prakaras in the Lower Ahobilam is dedicated to Prahalada Varadai.e., the Lord whose grace bestows on Prahlada.There is a sannidhi for Sri Venkateswara of thisNrisimha temple and testifies to the Aithikam( event) that Lord Venkateswara obtained the blessingsof Nrisimha just before his marriage with Padmavathi. There are also three smaller shrines for Lakshmi,Andal and Azhwars. In the sanctum are also kept the Utsava idols of Prahalada Varada, PavanaNrisimha and the processional idols of Jwala Nrisimha endowed with ten hands and with Sreedeviand Bhoodevi on His either side. A small idol of the first Jeeyar, Sri Adivan Satakopa Swami is also keptbefore them. Seven of them can be covered on foot or the vehicle you travel but 2 the Pavana andBhargava need a Jeep run by locals. Ideally if you reach Ahobilam around 12 pm, it is best to getready and go in the Jeep to finish darshan at Pavana and Bhargava. Any amount of explaining orexperience in 4-wheel driving will not prepare you enough for this Jeep drive to Pavana Nrisimha.Some parts of the trek do not have defined paths at all but just craters and steep climb.The journey ismade moreadventurousbythecondition ofthejeepsunless you arethe lucky onetogetaclosed jeep.They go in anorderandunless you arethe first oneyouareunlikely to getthe closed one. By the end of the trip you are covered from head to toe in dust so a breathingmask which is used for cleaning would be handy. The pictures above do not do justice for the

Ahobilam kshetra yatra –continued.route as it was impossible to take photos when you were undertaking the journey when it was reallybad.HE wants us to struggle to see Him and at the end of the journeyyou feel so blissful. Near Pavana Nrisimhar a small climb will takeyou to the sannidhi of Senchu Lakshmi, the tribal girl whoNrisimhar married after killing Hiranyakasibhu which cooled Himdown. At this temple every week on Saturdays the tribals still killanimals and offer it as Prasadam. So, you see a number of hens,cocks and Lambs being carried by people.Bhargava temple has 130 steps to climb but it is an easy climb.There are plenty of monkeys here very close to you and weneed to be careful as they don’t seem to be scared of us at all.They give you a stick to take with you but I didn’t have one butno issues.In the evening you can visit the Prahalada Varadhan temple which is very close to Ahobila muttand have darshan.A detail of Swathi Complex is:C Lakshmi NarayanaMob: 91 9441690247, 91 9492985003, 91 7893527109Yogananda RoadAhobilam, Allagadda,Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

ThirukOlur Penpillai Rahasyam –Sri Suresh Varadarajan.Varththai 7171. sULuRavu koNdEnO kOttiyUrAraip pOlEPeriya Nambigal, the acharya of Swami Ramanuja, told Ramanuja that Alavandar had left thetask of teaching him the rahasyartthas to Thirukkotiyur Nambi. He instructed Ramanuja to go toThirukkottiyur Nambi and learn these esoteric meanings at his divine feet. Ramanuja walked toThirukkottiyur from Srirangam and sought Nambi and asked him to teach the meanings. However,Nambi refused to do so right away. He wanted to test Ramanuja and confirm that he was indeedworthy of receiving these great meanings.Ramanuja made this trip from Srirangamto Thirukkottiyur eighteen times beforeNambi was convinced that he could begiven the meanings. Nambi told him toreturn with his tridandam and pavitramalone the next time and that Nambiwould teach him the meanings then.Ramanuja arrived with Mudhaliyandanand Kooraththazhvan and declaredthem to be equivalent to his tridandamand pavitram.Nambi took a vow from Ramanuja("sULuRavu") that he wouldnot reveal the meanings to anyone(without testing) other than these twodisciples and revealed the meanings ofThirumanthram. Later he made Ramanujacome back even without Mudhaliyandanand Kooraththazhvan and taught him themeanings of Charama shloka - onceagain after taking a vow from him not toteach these meanings to anyone without testing. Thirukkolur Ammal is asking "Did Idemonstrate the strength of mind that Thirukkottiyur Nambi did (in making even a great soul likeRamanuja take a vow before revealing the grand meanings of the sampradhayam)

Junior MadalNote: Encourage your child to color the above image.Picture Courtesy: anudinam

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